Aviation accident MKC90MA115

2 fatal · PIPER PA-46-310P · 1990-05-27 · NAYLOR, MO, USA

Event

NTSB number: MKC90MA115
Event ID: 20001212X23248
Type: Accident
Date: 1990-05-27
Location: NAYLOR, MO, USA
Coordinates: 36.569431, -90.600372

Injuries

Highest injury: FATL
Fatal: 2
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 2

Aircraft

Make: PIPER
Model: PA-46-310P
Registration: N22EK
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: DEST

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACTIVATE THE PITOT HEAT BEFORE FLYING IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) ABOVE THE FREEZING LEVEL, FOLLOWED BY HIS IMPROPER RESPONSE TO ERRONEOUS AIRSPEED INDICATIONS THAT RESULTED FROM BLOCKAGE OF THE PITOT TUBE BY ATMOSPHERIC ICING.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
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